Paul Heyman On Inspiring INSANE Loyalty From ECW Originals!

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11 ай бұрын

On tour with Inside The Ropes in 2016, Paul Heyman speaks exclusively to Kenny McIntosh about how he inspired insane loyalty from his ECW Originals. Heyman discusses how he maximised his talent roster and even includes his Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin impressions! Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
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@InsideTheRopes 10 ай бұрын

Is Paul Heyman the best booker of all time? Let us know in the comments below.

@solice6475 10 ай бұрын

Over Tony ? Pfff

@theyamo7219 10 ай бұрын

@@solice6475 Tony Cocaine can't book for shit,. A guy who thinks e-fed style booking works in the real world. LMAO

@MrHellstorm 10 ай бұрын

Obviously he is. To this day Heyman is a nuclear option to get over whatever talentless hack Vince appoints as a flavour of the week. Case in point: dollar store Momoa aka Roman Reigns. Before Heyman nobody gave two shits. All of a sudden everyone love their „Tribal Chief” xD

@misterelom 10 ай бұрын

Heyman, Dusty (Crockett era), Eddie Graham, Bill Watts...my Mt. Rushmore of wrestling bookers.

@ayadali9112 10 ай бұрын

In the words of Daniel Bryan, “Yes.”

@javierduran1390 10 ай бұрын

That build up to Tazz wow Paul Heyman is so good in the mic

@wa2k99 10 ай бұрын

That's Taz

@aaronhurst4379 10 ай бұрын

Yeah that was epic

@jtms1122 19 күн бұрын

Genius

@CK2008able 10 ай бұрын

Paulie's Mick Foley impression is amazing hahaha

@TheThird1977 10 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to be a part of Sandman's entrance at a 1PW show and had beer poured into my mouth by the man himself. Best experience as a fan bar none.

@DaileyShorts 10 ай бұрын

That's pretty dope, not gonna lie

@sumyunguy08 10 ай бұрын

That's awesome dude

@desean1616 10 ай бұрын

That’s a hell of a moment

@HardlyQuinn 10 ай бұрын

The Doncaster dome? Dude I came into the comments section to say, I was there and I got the fosters can he was drinking out of still to this day! I got it signed by him post show!

@TheThird1977 10 ай бұрын

@@HardlyQuinn Yeah; three-way with him, Raven, and Dreamer.

@Robology13 10 ай бұрын

Heyman crushed the whole thing. But especially at the end. What truly made ECW popular is they were doing everything the corporate machines wouldn't do. And we loved it.

@AzureRoxe 10 ай бұрын

"I'm not a genius, i'm just unstupid" I'm amazed this isn't a thing.

@Grant-dg8wp 10 ай бұрын

I love listening to Heyman and Cornette. These guys get it from both angles.

@riot_cats 10 ай бұрын

I love it. Because as an outside party, I see many of the points they make separately. Vince has never clicked with me in that way. Vince is a success because he will step on you. And he doesn't seem approachable. Cornette could easily be a guy at my local grocery store who I bump into and get into a short convo with. A friend of mine has a daughter in the ATL working in the wrestling scene there. She's met so many of the vets, I'd love to have the chance she has 😂

@user-mu2mp8ll6c 10 ай бұрын

Last of a handful of those of a dying breed

@ljaproductions07 10 ай бұрын

It's been said like cornette is like a southern heyman and vice versa and when you look at how they both came up in the business, it's eerily similar just in different parts of the country, both are carbon copies of each other and great to listen to

@nichonr95 10 ай бұрын

Combine heyman, vince and cornette in someway and you have some kind of mastermind

@riot_cats 10 ай бұрын

@@nichonr95 Damned Megamind 😂

@rjclark2264 10 ай бұрын

The amount of wrestlers and moments Paul brought us, is limitless. He’s just an amazing person in wrestling.

@lewisgrant7622 10 ай бұрын

Yep and with most guys from ECW. Well they didn’t really do that well in wwe. Apart from some exceptions

@earlymorninstonedpimp 3 ай бұрын

@@lewisgrant7622it’s because Vince only did good with his own creations

@ninjaharemyugi 10 ай бұрын

Paul Heyman has set a high bar as a booker and a producer. I know there are some who refuse to give him an iota of credit for his early career and barely want to give him credit for his time in WWE, but the man is a certified genius for understanding psychology and the 6-60 year old male brain. The man created ECW, made Brock Lensar a household name, and is currently the mastermind behind the best faction storyline in modern day wrestling. And not only that, he himself can deliver an Oscar worthy promo! Paul Heyman deserves a hall of fame spot sooner rather than later.

@mikeglisson4912 10 ай бұрын

And not to mention the smackdown six era

@earlymorninstonedpimp 4 ай бұрын

He didn’t create ECW, but he made ECW what we know it as today.

@pinktrillness 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@jawanzya 2 ай бұрын

This aged well.

@indrakanthshenoy3248 2 ай бұрын

Yep, this aged well. Congratulations to Paul Heyman🎉❤

@timshaver996 10 ай бұрын

Heyman is one of the top 5 most important people in the history of wrestling

@vincentvanghool6723 6 ай бұрын

I met Mick Foley about 25 years ago, and he told me that had Paul not given him free reign like he did, he may not have caught on. A lot of the OG ECW guys I've met credit Paul for helping them build themselves.

@mub716 10 ай бұрын

If a wrestler can make you believe in them or the story they are telling. They’ve done there job. That is the essence of pro wrestling.

@John-bj1zx 10 ай бұрын

Paul can do really great Steve and Mick impersonations, holy shit.

@reggiewolfpac 10 ай бұрын

4 Real though & he let them have freedom for their characters that's great.

@teufel8647 2 ай бұрын

He does a great Dusty also

@xreaperxiii 10 ай бұрын

I saw Sandman at some little independent show in the middle of nowhere when I was about 14. He was climbing ladders all over and pouring beer to the fans. I followed him around and got 3 of them. During the other guys entrance, a security guard came over to ask if I was 21. I said, "not even close". He just walked away cussing. I can't remember a single other person on the card, but I will always remember following Sandman around and drinking beer in a barn.

@mad555555 10 ай бұрын

Everything Paul Heyman said about the best part of the ECW show was the sandman entrance and me being 15 years old drunk. I knew I wasn't the only drunk 15-year-old

@ArcaneAzmadi 10 ай бұрын

Paul is considered a booking genius (albeit a lousy businessman) but he's underrated as an impressionist- his Austin and Foley are great. He's also just a really good _story-teller,_ which is WHY he was such a good booker- the punchline of his story about the guy nobody else wanted ("They call me _Taz")_ was absolutely killer.

@King_Kunta 10 ай бұрын

He wasn’t a lousy business man. He didn’t have the money that wcw and wwe had lol. If he would of had that kind of money, wwe and wcw would have gone out of business.

@randomlyentertaining8287 8 ай бұрын

How was he a lousy businessman? Because InDemand withheld the 2.8 million they owed ECW because they thought the company wasn't going to be around in a few months (despite them having their last full year of business being the most profitable it'd ever been) and wanted to pay it to a bankruptcy trustee for pennies on the dollar? If InDemand had given them the money they owed them, they could've worked something out that would've meant the company would still be around today.

@dstein448 10 ай бұрын

Who knew Uncle Pauley can do imitations 😂

@jamesnelson5741 10 ай бұрын

Paul Heyman has to go down as one of the best bookers of all time. He has to be put into the WWE Hall of Fame.

@youcanthandlethetruth5433 Ай бұрын

I have returned from the future. You're going to be happy

@kellijones6481 Ай бұрын

⁠@@youcanthandlethetruth5433Heyman absolutely deserves going into the Hall of Fame, and not just being A part of the Class of 2024, but being THE headline inductee of that class.

@brownfox4995 10 ай бұрын

He’s being humble and hilarious. But truthfully he is a genius. It takes a talent for seeing talent and knowing what fans will pay to see. Everyone else let there ego get in the way. They thought they were so in the know. They knew what’s best for business and let their idea of what a wrestler should be bleed onto tv. Where Paul understood his audience.

@rtyuik7 6 ай бұрын

Paul's impression of Mick Foley was hilarious

@JnEricsonx 5 ай бұрын

Happy I've met Mick!

@jason_night23 10 ай бұрын

Heyman does an amazing Mick Foley impression

@chrisconn9156 10 ай бұрын

Those impressions are on point

@katlehogugushe4996 9 ай бұрын

That's one hell of a Steve Austin and Mick Foley impression 😂😂

@pdbferox2635 4 ай бұрын

Paul definitely knew what he was doing when he ran ECW.

@photographybyliamanderson1659 10 ай бұрын

this is pure gold! he is so underrated even by myself. I keep forgetting how smart he is and how good of a speaker he is. could listen to him for hours telling stories and truths.

@charongold6532 6 ай бұрын

When he said "I'm unstupid" literly flored me 🤣

@stevepeanutbutter6854 10 ай бұрын

Great imitation of Foley! Awesome!

@LuffyDawn 10 ай бұрын

Would love the complete segment of Paul Heyman speech ! Great video !

@misterelom 10 ай бұрын

Love Paul. He's so engaging to listen to and his views and thoughts on the business. Loved the build up to him describing him working with Taz (IMO Paul's best project ever cause he was so believable as a badass). One of the greatest creative minds in the business.

@geneabrego9759 10 ай бұрын

I really wish Paul Heyman would join the Podcast train. I could listen to this guy talk for years!

@devinkemp6198 10 ай бұрын

His mick foley was legit spot on

@DukeDarkshadow 7 ай бұрын

The fact that Mick ends every thought with a soft spoken "Bang! Bang!" in Paul's headcanon is hilarious 😂

@DJBIGCG 3 ай бұрын

Love how Paul HeyMan sounds like the ECW originals 👍🏿

@danielmarkle9000 10 ай бұрын

Bro the Mick Foly impression was spot on😂😂😂

@GameTime-yj6qv 5 ай бұрын

Heyman is right about being willing to listen to ideas and about believing in his wrestlers. But he was also a booking genius. He knows how to craft storylines and make you care. And it comes so easy to him because hes so good at it. He even demonstrated it in this video just answering a question. He can build and hype anything up and sell ice to eskimos.

@lordkayoss 10 ай бұрын

THIS. A thousand times this. #ThankYouPaul #ECW

@goonerjhh 10 ай бұрын

if you've heard Paul talk about the smackdown 6 you can definitely see the comparisons He similarly showed those guys he believed in them , and they rewarded him back in spades

@kellijones6481 Ай бұрын

I look back at that era of Smackdown with such fondness. From 2002 to early 2004, Smackdown was head and shoulders above Raw in every aspect you could think of, storylines, characters, in ring work, etc., and that was when Paul was essentially running the show. But then it was like Vince McMahon got butthurt that the show which heavily featured his son in law to a sickening degree wasn’t getting the kind of praise that Smackdown was getting so he decided to ruin it, putting Edge and Benoit on Raw, burying Rey Mysterio despite him becoming world champion, and Heyman was sent to OVW shortly afterwards. Good riddance to Vince McMahon and fair play to Heyman for getting his Hall of Fame induction.

@PapaBear816 5 ай бұрын

HOLY SHEET! That Foley impression?!

@taylorrobleski2126 Ай бұрын

I could listen to Heyman talk all day. Hope he has a pod someday.

@TimmyJamesDafunnyMan 10 ай бұрын

Those Austin & Mick Foley impressions 😂😂

@Samurai_Stoner 10 ай бұрын

ECW was so important to wrestling, Paul deserves every bit of praise and then some

@Colt2OO2 8 ай бұрын

Heyman's Mick Foley impression was actually really good. He has a good Dusty Rhodes voice too for those who haven't heard it

@Adam-ov5ie 10 ай бұрын

Exploiting that loyalty and willingness to destroy their bodies is nice for Paul Heyman.

@DillonPostma 2 ай бұрын

The impressions are unreal. Taz build up was great. I could listen to Herman all day

@gabrielledormuth4634 10 ай бұрын

Paul Heyman is a genius plain and simple he's got an eye for bringing out stars in people viewed as not up to the standards of other promotions

@JDXC666 3 ай бұрын

Paul Heyman is an amazing speaker in both how well he talks, how interesting he is, and in how freakishly spot-on his impressions are.

@dwp139 10 ай бұрын

Paul needs credit for being able to be perfect at impressions. There's genius

@woonivurse_gurl3631 10 ай бұрын

ECW felt like it belonged to all of us, it was a collective

@milehighmadness1469 2 ай бұрын

He’s such a good story teller

@Holytoaster 4 ай бұрын

I could listen to Paul Heyman talk about his experiences all day. Such a damn good talker.

@TinkyWiwinky 2 ай бұрын

Out of showbiz and the ring itself, paul’s a down to earth person. Met him jn real life. Nice chap.

@jasonsavill3444 8 ай бұрын

Shit like this is exactly why I love Paul Heyman. His mic skills and story telling is pure good and awesome as hel

@dwoodstwin 4 ай бұрын

He’s such a great orator

@MilMaska 10 ай бұрын

"I didnt have my glasses on. I cant see. But I turned around and in-visioned where Paul E. Might be. I'm like Fyou" - Jim Cornette

@tripdefect87 9 ай бұрын

Heyman's Austin impression is the funniest thing I've heard all day

@georgemunro9640 7 ай бұрын

Paul Heyman took Wrestling in the 90s straight to the EXTREME and that ECW opening theme was fucking awesome and Rob Van Dam theme in ECW was Walk by Pantera 🤘

@Runnbret 8 ай бұрын

I could listen to Paul E tell stories all day. He's one of the best ever on the mic.

@navy4181 4 ай бұрын

That Mick Foley was spot on

@salvatoreamico5391 10 ай бұрын

Its fascinating listening to him speak.

@AngelRodriguezFritoLay 7 ай бұрын

Excellent interview

@JnEricsonx 5 ай бұрын

Ok, imitating Steve Austin and Mick Foley is fucking epic.

@jimkhana007 9 ай бұрын

I could listen to Paul Haymen tead ne a phone book and I would still be captivated!

@crossoneheart 8 ай бұрын

His voice impersonations are top notch 😂 I would listen to him all day doing impersonations

@oldirish6163 10 ай бұрын

One word, captivating.

@loupgarou1317 10 ай бұрын

Excellent behind the scenes view of a master who has fallen, gotten up, fallen, and got up again and again.....now making loads of people $$.....

@BigDemz 2 ай бұрын

The smoothest talking con artist to ever exist! But I still love this prick!

@andrewsee3794 7 ай бұрын

I could listen to Paul talk about wrestling for days

@phillydavison 7 ай бұрын

His impressions 😀

@wwegames77 10 ай бұрын

Interesting of course, loved every second of the video.

@denniswood7503 10 ай бұрын

Love listening to Heyman about wrestling. I'd pay for all the rounds to listen to him.

@seanh7248 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing

@gnarlybgaming 10 ай бұрын

Love the impersonations 😂

@goodtim3s394 10 ай бұрын

Love Paul's impressions xD

@jspring9588 10 ай бұрын

My 1st wrestling show was at ECW arena int he summer of 96.....I was 19 and was drunk af...right before I enlisted...oh to go back

@boombringer4078 10 ай бұрын

That was a phenominal foley impression!!!!

@joeymcdowell7535 10 ай бұрын

Love me some Paul story time

@scottrjmatmsncom 2 ай бұрын

My two best moments at live wrestling shows both include the sandman

@elizabethhughes1067 10 ай бұрын

Thats a fairly good Foley impression!

@buckybrown1048 10 ай бұрын

Is it just me or is Paul doing a close to perfection imitation of a pogchamp face on the thumbnail? The dude looks like the original

@joeyrigney5179 10 ай бұрын

Where can I watch this whole interview it looks amazing

@HellhammerSS 2 ай бұрын

Paul going in deep in yesteryear for examples lol Bill Frailic....wow

@joopeyjelly9947 10 ай бұрын

4:21 great quote

@intensity.density2208 4 ай бұрын

I would love for someone to animate a cartoon of Vince and the wrestlers, and have Paul Heyman do all their voices 😂

@madyy.1221 10 ай бұрын

Please upload the full interview

@vinodnaidu1993 8 ай бұрын

Does this channel ever post a full video of something? What’s with all the short short clips?!

@darrenwest9091 10 ай бұрын

Paul is the last non wrestler left who needs a Conrad Thompson podcast.

@ithinkaboutthings9052 10 ай бұрын

Heyman wouldn’t be able to get a word in edgewise.

@theyamo7219 10 ай бұрын

CONrad Thompson

@user-sy4vf8yn1n 2 ай бұрын

I really miss ECW. I loved it way more than WWE and WCW.

@ljaproductions07 10 ай бұрын

You can tell this was filmed in the UK, look at the sainsburys bottles lol, big ups to inside the ropes though

@dansaidian 10 ай бұрын

Where can I listen to the full versions of these

@aaronhurst4379 10 ай бұрын

Now I want a Joey Styles interview or biopic

@princenoreally 3 күн бұрын

The best part wasn't even the match it was the sandman music playing, and i was singing, and he bleed all over me 😂😂

@amooryx10 5 ай бұрын

I am gonna miss Paul heyman when he retires

@theartofbouncepodcast 3 ай бұрын

He's hilarious!

@DeathMetalDerf 10 ай бұрын

He's right. It's as simple as that.

@ryanlitalien4007 10 ай бұрын

Watch any interview from new jack on Paul heyman

@realityorfiction 10 ай бұрын

Haha the best mick foley/ cactus jack impression ever

@justinwood6407 6 ай бұрын

Master impressionist

@brownfox4995 10 ай бұрын

You know what would be the biggest thing to ever happen in wrestling ? Imagine a promotion. Where you have team Heyman and team Cornette facing off for supremacy. The two biggest minds for the business in pro wrestling ever hand picking teams and building matches facing off against one another. Put them both at the announce table calling the matches at each others throat. Is it simplistic sure. But who wouldn’t pay to see that. It would be genius.

@denniswood7503 10 ай бұрын

I'd pay to see them.

@lopezahus3117 10 ай бұрын

Raven and sabu There are legend

@ithinkaboutthings9052 10 ай бұрын

The shoot answer: It’s easier to work a worker, talent were desperate and Heyman knew how to make them suspend their disbelief.

@InaudibleSlinky 10 ай бұрын

This right here, Heyman can mug and whisper talk to pull the crowd in all he wants, but these were people desperate to prove themselves because no where else would take them.